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1. Written in 1945, this was Britten's second opera, which told the story of a fisherman in a small fishing village of Balstrode who is suspected of killing his assistant. The man defies requests and gets another assistant, only for the second one to fall off of a cliff. With the whole village suspecting him of two murders, they tell the man to leave, and a few days later, the fishman's boat is found sunken and life returns to normal. Can you name this opera?
2. This 1946 opera is about the wife of Collatinus' stuggle with a major general's unwanted advances in Act I, which becomes a rape scene in Act II, and ends with Collatinus forgiving his "Roman harlot" wife and stabbing herself. This opera is 'The Rape of _______'.
3. This 1960 composition of a Shakespeare work was made in a rush for the opening of the Jubliee Hall in England, and contains the characters of Oberon, king of the faries; his queen, Tytania; and their attendant, Puck, along with Bottom and Flute. Can you name this three-act Britten opera?
4. Another one of Britten's remakes was of this Herman Melville short story. The opera focused on the slashback of Captain Vere to 1797 onboard the H.M.S. Indomitable, where the crew almost caused a mutiny on board with the death of the crowman, Captain Vere's friend. Can you name this 1951 opera?
5. Which of these operas was composed by Britten? Hint: The other three operas were composed by Richard Wagner.
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